ærendgewrit

Old English

Etymology

ǣrende (“message”) +‎ ġewrit (“writing”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.rend.jeˌwrit/

Noun

ǣrendġewrit n

  1. letter (written message)
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Sumes ġerēfan dohtor hē āhredde fram fefore þurh his ǣrendġewrit, þe hēo ādliġ underfeng.
      He freed a certain reeve's daughter from a fever with his written letter, which she received while sick.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣrendġewrit ǣrendġewritu
accusative ǣrendġewrit ǣrendġewritu
genitive ǣrendġewrites ǣrendġewrita
dative ǣrendġewrite ǣrendġewritum
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